The third level consists of
small
meat-eating animals
(carnivores) such as insect-eating birds, rodents, many frogs and small
reptiles. The fourth level consists of larger meat-eating animals such
as venomous snakes; and the fifth
level consists of top predators such as crocodiles, large pythons,
large birds of prey, tigers, jaguars and other cat animals; and rainforest
people.

Despite
the relatively poor soils,
tropical rainforest
ecosystems are very
productive - they are
amongst the
most productive terrestrial ecosystems on the Earth.

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Australia.

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